Songs with political messages/meanings?

for history, I have to bring in a song that represents political, social or economic beliefs. I have thought of the Beatles or Bob Dylan but I can't pick a good song. Any suggestions would be appreciated! thanks!!

Songs with political messages/meanings?
anything by rage against the machine
Reply:I have a goo done for you.





4 dead in Ohio by Crosby Stills Nash and young. Its a song about 4 peaceful protestors who were killd by the Ohio National Guard. The were protesting the U.S. invasion of Combodia.





Also try The Hurricane by Bob Dylan. Rubin "The Hurricane" Carter was a promiceing boxer who was falsely inmrisoned for murder by racist cops. Dylan Recorded a song for him.





Sunday Bloody Sunday By U2..its about a massaccer in Northern Ireland.





You can look up all these songs on Wikipedia for more information on them. Peace!
Reply:Green Day has political songs.


-Wake me up when september ends.


-American Idiot





That one song...I'm not ready to be nice... by Dixie chicks, I've heard has something political to it, but I don't know the background.





Rolling stones's Gimme Shelter





Bob Marley's Get Up Stand Up





hmmm wait I'm sure I can find this on google.


http://www.associatedcontent.com/article...





this might help
Reply:i had an assignment like this a few weeks ago, but we had to get songs from the vietnam era. but yea mr. president is a good tune though but just google like vietnam era songs and i got tons of lists and most, if not all b/c some are pretty pointless, are realated to politics
Reply:franco-unamerican - nofx


mosh - eminem


we believe - good charlotte


bob dylan - i shot the sheriff


hands held high - linkin park


under pressure - queen OR the used ft. my chemical romance


the innocent - mest ft. good charlotte and goldfinger


crazy - simple plan





check those songs out, and good luck!
Reply:pretty much anything by immortal technique


try M.I.A by avenged sevenfold!


lies lies lies or saving us or sky is over by serj taknian





haha i cant forget praise the lord and pass the ammunition!


lol


also a serj song..
Reply:WE DIDNT START THE FIRE - BILLY JOEL





there is something like 50 references just about the cold war - i heard this song in my social studies class
Reply:Yeah all Rage Against The Machine songs.





Unplayed Piano by Damien Rice (it's about that Nobel Peace Prize winner in Asia that's under House Arrest, Suu Kyi)





Lonely Soldier by Damien Rice (anti-war I guess)
Reply:roses by Kanye West ( the government not caring about anything but money)





georgia by Lil Wayne ( expresses how bush knew the flood was going to happen but didnt want to do anything about it because he's cheap )
Reply:'The Saint Are Coming' by U2 / Greenday springs to mind.
Reply:the song- "Shadow of the day" by Linkin Park.
Reply:Dear Mr President by Pink


What's Going On by Marvin Gaye

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